Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering
Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering
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ISBN: 9780072848236
Author: Warren McCabe, Julian C. Smith, Peter Harriott
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
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Chapter 5, Problem 5.10P
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation: The pressure drop within an individual fiber of a reverse-osmosis unit is to be determined by using the Hagen-Poiseuille equation.

Concept introduction: The pressure drop in a Laminar flow of a fluid is determined with the help of the Hagen-Poiseuille equation. The equation for the same is,

  ΔP=32μLV¯D2 .... (1)

In the above formula, the notations used are,

  ΔP = Pressure drop

  μ = viscosity of the fluid

L = Length of each fiber

D = Diameter of the fiber

  V¯ = Average velocity of the fluid

The average velocity of the fluid is given as,

  V¯ = QA .... (2)

Q = Volumetric flow rate of the fluid

A = Area of the tubes

The area of the tubes is given as,

  A=nπr2 .... (3)

n = Number of the tubes

r = Radius of the tube

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Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
ISBN:9780072848236
Author:Warren McCabe, Julian C. Smith, Peter Harriott
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Companies, The